Celebrities Sell Baby Photos For Millions

Christine Aguilera with newborn son Max on People Magazine cover.

Photos of celebrity babies are big business for magazines, and celebrities are making millions of dollars by selling them.

People magazine paid a reported $1.5 million for photos of Christine Aguilera's newborn son, Max.

Britney Spears' pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn, reportedly will receive $1 million from OK! magazine for exclusive rights to baby photos.

In 2006 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt allowed People to photograph their daughter Shiloh in exchange for a donation to charity. The magazine reportedly paid $4 million. The issue of People that ran the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt baby pictures sold nearly 2,200,000 copies - 45 per cent more than usual. It also - according to Advertising Age - took in nearly $3 million more in advertising than usual.

Pregnant Jennifer Lopez sold exclusive U.S. and Latin American rights for baby photos to People magazine for - according to Advertising Age - as much as $6 million.